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Woman gets 8 years for aiding North Koreans infiltrate 300 US firms

ID: 14805d4c-79c7-5e34-8f15-4b3d9e26dfa5

STIX ID: report--14805d4c-79c7-5e34-8f15-4b3d9e26dfa5

Feed Name: Bleeping Computer

Threat Score
70/100

Date Published: 2025-07-25

Date Updated: 2026-04-20

Author: Sergiu Gatlan

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A 50-year-old Arizona woman, Christina Marie Chapman, was sentenced to 102 months for running a ‘laptop farm’ that enabled North Korean IT workers to appear as U.S.-based remote employees, infiltrating hundreds of U.S. companies (including several Fortune 500 and defense-related firms) and generating over $17 million in illicit revenue; the DOJ seized the UpWorkSell platform, charged multiple conspirators and aliases, and OFAC sanctioned associated entities and individuals while the FBI and partners issued guidance and advisories.

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